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Trump Criticizes TPP For Lacking Currency Rules Given China's Potential Future Entry

November 11, 2015 at 3:09 PM
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump this week disparaged the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal partially because it lacks rules on currency manipulation, which he argued could benefit China if it were to join at some point in the future. Trump described the TPP as being designed for China's eventual accession. “Well, the currency manipulation they don't discuss in the agreement, which is a disaster,” Trump said in the Nov. 10 debate of GOP presidential candidates hosted by Fox Business Network. “If...

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